The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

In regard to the Beale claim to
5000 0C0 acres of land in the Panhandle dis
trct, Senator Farwell states that the engineer
is B. G. Jayne, who once took $4,000 from
William Z. Dodge, of New York, for alleged
VIC atoms of the customs laws.
The Directors of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, while reporting balance
of s6,77S, $40, decided to declare no dividend,
but TO issue stock to the amount of 81, 200, 600
to redeem scrip.
James b. Eads, the constructor of
the st Louis bridge and the Mississippi jet
ties, died at Nassau, in the Bahama Islands,
in his sixty-seventh year. From biograph-
ical sketch before us we learn that
Mr.. Eads was born in Lawronceburg, Ind.
May ~, 1920, aud his early education was ac-
CURED in the schools OF Louisville and Cincin-
natl. Before he had succeeded i'll mastering the
rudiments, however his father experienced re-
verses which necessitated the boys withdrawal
from school, TO which he never returned. At q
very early age ne developed taste for
mechanics and fondness for experiment.
ing with machinery, which afterwards became
the ruling passion OF his life. In Septem-
Der, 1888, when only Is years Old he arrived in
st. Louis The steamboat on which his father
with his family had embarked to seek home
farther West had burned, and the family was
destitute. Young Eads sold apples on the
streets to contribute something to the support
of himself. In 1912 he entered into partnership
with Case & Nelson, boat builders. for the pur-
pose OF recovering steamboats, and cargoes
which had been wrecked and the firm pros
pered amazingly. In 1856 he submitted to
Congress q proposition to keep the Western
rivers open for Il term OF years by removing
all distractions and keeping tho channels
free The e. biz embOSyns his
in the Senate. He retired from active BUSH
moss in 1897 on account of ill,health. During
building the first seven vessels OF the Missis-
sippi gunboat flotilla. From the close of the
war 20 the time of construction of the great st.
Louis bridge Mr. Eads engaged in no great
public works Upon that bridge his fame as
an engineer was firmly established. The bridge
project first conceived in 1888. Various
sites were selected for the bridge, and the prof.
ect met with varying fortunes until Mr.. Eads
began to take active interest in it
in 1857 In that year he was elected Engineer
in-chef Of the company then formed. He ut
once secured the services OF Colonel Henry Flad
AMI proceeded to develop plans which were
subsequently followed when bridge was con-
structed. 1t was completed and opened in 1874.
In 1875 Mr.. Eads began the construction of
system Of iettes for increasing the depth OF tho
water at the mouth of the Mississippi under
| contract with the Government His plans when
| proposed were secuted at first by prominent
engineers, but proved eminently successful.
| His last great project was the Tehuantepec
| Ship Canal.
The following sensational story about
the future King of England is telegraphed
from Ottawa, Canada:
On the arrival Of the Prince OF Wales in Can
| ada early in the Co.'S while visiting Montreal he
| met and became enamored of young lady
whose home was upon the classic side
| of Mount Royal. At every place the Prince
was invited the young lady would also
| be found and toward the close of his
| highness' stay in this country rumor coupled
| their names together in way which BODIED
no good to the young lady. week
rolled by, and then his highness was about to
| sail when he was informed that he must make
| some provision for her. This he did for the
time being. and left for home. few months
passed aud little boy came upon the scene,
and the mother determined to go TO England
and seek reparntion. settlement was made
| whereby the sum Of $4,000 was 70 be yearly
| paid to the lady for her support. and upon the
| majority Of the child the further sum of $685.
| 600 was to be set aside for his sole benefit and
| use Two years ago the boy came of age, but
the payment of the s25,oO0 was not made. Suit
| to recover it has Just been entered in the
| English court against His Royal Highness. The
| writ is returnable in May.
February's exports Of domestic bread
stuffs amounted to SILL SS, 446, or over 81, 900,
0)0 more than for the same period in 1886.